[RWG] ARTICLE: 14 Projects Approved to Restore Parts of the Kalamazoo River

[Park, Margaret E]

NOAA, October 13, 2021

Summary:

NOAA and the Kalamazoo River natural resource Trustees released a Final Supplemental Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment. The restoration plan includes a suite of 14 projects to be funded with settlement funds from companies responsible for pollution in the Kalamazoo River waterways.

The list of projects includes:

  *   Plainwell Dam Area Restoration - Aquatic and riparian habitat restoration
  *   Allegan City Dam Removal - Barrier removal
  *   Nature Preserve along Kalamazoo River in Allegan - Habitat conservation
  *   Plainwell Diversion Dam & Mill Race Dam Removal and Channel Restoration - Aquatic habitat restoration and barrier removal
  *   Trowbridge Township Restoration and Access - Riparian habitat restoration
  *   Davis-Olmsted Drain Improvements - Aquatic habitat restoration and barrier removal
  *   Reed Court Floodplain and Stormwater Improvements - Riparian habitat restoration
  *   River Bluff Park Shoreline Restoration - Riparian habitat restoration
  *   Commerce Lane Railroad Trestle Removal and Bank Restoration - Aquatic and riparian habitat restoration
  *   Mussel Translocation and Riffle Success Evaluation - Aquatic restoration
  *   Kalamazoo River Shoreline Frontage and Acreage Acquisition near Calkins Dam - Habitat conservation
  *   Manlius Township Land Protection - Habitat conservation
  *   Parchment Restoration Plan/Urban Wildlife Corridor - Riparian habitat restoration
  *   Koopman Marsh Restoration - Aquatic and riparian habitat restoration

Link to article: https://darrp.noaa.gov/hazardous-waste/14-projects-approved-restore-parts-kalamazoo-river

Link to Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment: https://www.fws.gov/Midwest/es/ec/nrda/KalamazooRiver/pdf/Final%20Kz%20SRP_EA%202021%20final.pdf
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